Mahbubur Rahman Khan

The Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday filed two separate cases against a police superintendent and his wife on charges of amassing wealth of over Tk 3.49 crore through bribery and other corrupt means.

Despite having adequate supplies, retail prices of some spices and essentials have gone up in city markets ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.

Former BNP chairperson's adviser Mosaddak Ali Falu and two other businessmen laundered a large amount of money from the country and invested it in multiple businesses in Dubai, the Anti-Corruption Commission has found.

Government hospitals across the country are facing a serious shortage of some key medical supplies -- saline, infusion and transfusion sets, and blood bags -- as their production at the state-run IPH remained suspended for about a year.

The ongoing investigation into the BASIC Bank loan scam cases by the Anti-Corruption Commission has slowed down on the question whether the bank's former chairman Abdul Hye Bacchu will be made accused.

It has been a work in progress in different wards of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) to alleviate public sufferings mainly from the deluge during rainy season and its after-effect that causes severe damage to main thoroughfares as well as narrow lanes.

Farhana Nasrin cradled her one-and-a-half-year old daughter with one hand and tried to light the stove with the other. The baby was crying for food and the mother wanted to cook something to calm her down.

Around 10:00pm, Redwanur Rahman was going to his Azimpur residence. Suddenly, near the New Market footover bridge, he found himself blinded by bright, flashing lights.

The longstanding harassment and practice of corruption in getting a driving licence and vehicle registration and fitness certificate is likely to end by this year as Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) is fully digitising its manual service.

He worked tirelessly and was planning to do more to realise his dream of making Dhaka a modern city, but death has halted the mission.

Over 10,000 CNG-run autorickshaws ply the Dhaka city streets illegally by bribing a syndicate of traffic policemen and middlemen. Autorickshaws require a route permit for operating in the metropolitan area. Around 23,000 autorickshaws run in the capital and almost half of them do not have this permission.

The land office is one of the most devious, mischievous and sinister places in the country, particularly for gullible people who barely

No citizen likes tax but if the city corporations are sensitive and spend the money for betterment of its dwellers,

Picking up a bitter gourd at Karwan Bazar Kitchen Market, Ahammad Hossain asked the seller for its price. Upon hearing the reply, Ahammad's face instantly fell.

The prices of essentials at the capital's major markets were steady compared to the previous week, much to the relief of city dwellers gearing up for Eid.

With the Eid-ul-Azha celebration just a few days away, the two Dhaka city corporations are taking preparations to tackle the challenge of cleaning an additional 18,000 tonnes of waste to be generated from sacrificial animals to be slaughtered on the occasion.

Irregularities are rife at Gabtoli cattle market as its lessee has been collecting additional charges from meat traders and renting out shops to small traders inside the market illegally.

Razin Rahman, a school teacher, returned home yesterday full of despair. He could not figure out how to cover his family expenditure.

Every afternoon, Saiful Islam walks at a leisurely pace and stops in front of each street vendor. Without a word, vendor hands him Tk 100 or more.

The refreshing greenery and ambience at the entrance of Nagar Bhaban of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) is so soothing that it will welcome you inside.